MASON CITY, Iowa – March 19, 2020 – A project to replace the bridges on U.S. 65 in Hampton over Squaw Creek near Hampton Cemetery and Spring Creek near Harriman Park require closing U.S. 65 to traffic between Iowa 3 and Franklin County Road C-31 beginning on Tuesday, March 31, until November 2020, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. Traffic will be detoured around the construction zone using Iowa 3, Olive Avenue, Franklin...
GRIMES, Iowa – March 19, 2020 – On Tuesday morning, March 24, weather permitting, construction crews will be shifting the north- and southbound traffic to the outside shoulder south of the East First Street interchange with Interstate 35 in Ankeny. All lanes of traffic will be maintained through the shift, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. Northbound I-35 traffic will be shifted between East First Street and 36th Street until November 2020, while southbound traffic will...
AMES, Iowa – March 19, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed replacement of the U.S. 30 bridge over the stream located 2.3 miles east of Harrison County Road F-32, and the proposed detour route. The proposed project provides for removing the existing 50-foot by 30-foot steel girder and floor beam bridge and replacing it with a single span, 80-foot by 44-foot beam bridge. This bridge will be constructed using accelerated bridge construction...
AMES, Iowa – March 18, 2020 – In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ issuance of a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency, the Iowa Department of Transportation seeks to combat the spread of the virus by taking the following immediate actions. Driver’s license holders If you have a driver’s license that has an expiration date of Jan. 16, 2020, or later you do not have to renew your license at this time. It will remain...
AMES, Iowa – March 18, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study on U.S. 63 from Grinnell to Hudson. The study area is from the east junction with U.S. 6, east of Grinnell, north to the south city corporate limits of Hudson. An online public meeting is now available to view on the Iowa DOT’s Public Involvement webpage: www.iowadot.gov/pim. To view the meeting and related content, click on “U.S. 63 Planning Study” from the list...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 17, 2020 – Work has begun on a project to construct the U.S. 30 bypass of Mount Vernon/Lisbon from west of Wilcox Road in Linn County to Charles Avenue in Cedar County. This project will include new concrete pavement, a bridge, traffic signs and lighting, and will continue until fall 2020, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Davenport construction office. Irish Lane north of U.S. 30 will be closed Monday, March 23, until...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 17, 2020 – Reconstruction work on U.S. 75 between Plymouth County Road C-80 near Sioux City and Plymouth County Road C-60 near Hinton requires lane closures in the north- and southbound lanes beginning Monday, March 23, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. The contractor will shift southbound traffic onto one of the new northbound lanes of U.S. 75 in a head-to-head traffic pattern beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, March....
ANKENY, Iowa – March 16, 2020 – For the protection of the health and safety of our customers, all services available at Iowa DOT driver and identification service centers will be available by appointment beginning Tuesday, March 17. We ask that customers make appointments to reduce the number of people waiting in service centers in an effort to limit community spread of COVID-19. Appointments can be made online or by calling 515-244-8725. All customers entering a DOT service center will...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 16, 2020 – Beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, weather permitting, work will resume on a project to replace the Business U.S. 61/Iowa 461 bridge over Iowa 22. A detour around the work zone will be in place for Business U.S. 61/Iowa 461 during this project, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Davenport construction office. Traffic will be detoured to Interstate 280 and Iowa 22. Iowa 22 will have opposing traffic with an 11-foot...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 13, 2020 – A project to reconstruct the northbound lanes of U.S. 218 from Airport Boulevard to the Iowa 27 interchange in Waterloo will begin on Monday, March 16, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The initial operation will require closing the inside lane to complete some preparation work. Once completed, the inside lane closure will be removed, and an outside lane closure will be in place to...
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